The odd-musings of Jared, the Director of Network Security for IAPS Security Services.

Hi Folks,

There is a trend we’re seeing here thats happening on an almost daily basis. More and more of you are getting infected with a virus that sends out Chinese spam email and sends this to every email address in your contact lists or whatever email addresses it can find. This is a high security risk for IAPS Networks and offenders will be immediately suspended from our networks the moment we receive these spam emails and will not be re-allowed on our networks until they have dealt with the problem and presented us with a valid screen shot showing us a clean virus report *and* showing us which virus(es) their scanner detected and removed.

Folks, the security of our networks is the # 1 priority and we will not tolerate insecure computers connecting to our networks. Sending out spam emails is expressly against our terms of service and immediate grounds for termination of service. We know that some of you get infected and are not aware of it, but there is simply no excuse that you can use for not having a firewall, a virus scanner, and a malware scanner on your computer. Simply saying “I’m not technically inclined” or “I don’t know enough about computers” or “I use an online scanner every so often” will not be good enough. It is every one’s responsibility to secure their own computer against malicious software and viruses. For those of you that use torrent sites, the pirate bay, or bit torrent, I have no sympathy for you as you’ve expressly invited those viruses in.

What we recommend:

Eset Smart Security 4 as this is what we use to protect our computers.

Whats most important is that you watch what links you click on, which websites you are visiting, what emails you open, and NEVER click on a link sent to you over an instant messenger even if it looks like it came from a friend. These virus writers design their viruses to trick you for a reason. Simply put, be careful what you click on no matter where you are on the internet. We will not accept excuses for blatantly unprotected computers as they put the IAPS Networks at risk for all clients.

Hi Folks,

Pursuant to my earlier post today, I’m pleased to announce that we’ve just wrapped up a brand new dialer series that lets you switch vpn accounts instantaneously between our 18 core countries. This comes as a zero configuration dialer and you can be online and connected to a vpn network within seconds after the initial installation. Supporting both 32 and 64 bit systems, and providing for PPTP and L2TP/IPSec connections, you have enough choices here to keep you satisfied for a long time to come. I won’t even mention the new pricing structure…..

If your interested…..come see what I’m talking about.

Hi Folks,

Please be advised that we are re-creating the VPN Combo Packs section of our store area to including an updating on pricing (a bit lower ) and to include a multi-country single install dialer that only requires one user name and password. This means you will be able to install a single dialer and be able to pick and choose which countries you choose to vpn into. These dialers will be offered in PPTP & L2TP/IPSec (AES 128 & 256 bit encryption). Packages made available in our store area will reflect the most commonly ordered countries and other combinations that we feel will be of most use to our clients.

We are also working on a dialer series for our British TV clients that will include a 3-server dialer. This means each British TV subscriber will have access to 3 independent British servers. So if 1 server goes down for any reason, you still have 2 other servers to depend upon until we can get the third one back up. This is part of our new 100% Assurance Uptime Guarantee. I’ll make a further announcement here when the category has been updated in our store area. Thank you for your time.

Hi Folks,

We’ve been beefing up security dramatically around here and have come into standards-enhanced PCI Compliance through the standards set forth by the PCI Security Standards Council.

What is PCI?

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a set of requirements designed to ensure that ALL companies that process, store or transmit credit card information maintain a secure environment.

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) was launched on September 7, 2006 to manage the ongoing evolution of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) security standards with focus on improving payment account security throughout the transaction process. The PCI DSS is administered and managed by the PCI SSC (www.pcisecuritystandards.org), an independent body that was created by the major payment card brands (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and JCB).

The IAPS Security Store has been validated as in compliance by the Comodo Group’s Hacker Proof Service which has independently conducted a security assessement and vulnerability scan of our primary website and its server.

When visiting the IAPS Security Store from this point on, you will see 2 independent seals: A.) The Hacker Proof CPI Compliance Certificate and B.) our Elite SSL Certificate that verifies you are buying products and services from a registered corporation.

Hi Folks,

You read it right. For the few few days, buy any country VPN Service and get another country thrown in absolutely free of charge for the same time period as the purchased country. This includes your choice of PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, and SSTP. Our newest country, Sweden is also a part of this deal. Now would be the prime time to get in on this as the offers have never been better than this. This offer ends in just a few days. When placing your order, please specify the free country you’d like and the operating system you will be using so we know which type of vpn to send you. Thank you.

Hi Folks,

I’m pleased to release Sweden to you folks as our newest country. This country will serve as a tri-mode service and will be capable of PPTP, L2TP/IPSec & SSTP VPN Service. It is my hopes that you enjoy this country and use it as another option in your quest as you traverse the internet to get your business done. If you have any questions or comments, please drop us a line.

Hi Folks,

IAPS Security Services, L.L.C. is pleased to introduce a new incentive for our existing clients. For each new client that you refer to us that places an order, you get a free month added to your existing tv or vpn account. For example: refer 3 new clients to us that place orders and you get 3 free months added to your own account. No gimmicks here or fine print. This is as easy as it gets. A free month for each new client that places an order and you can refer as many clients as you wish and you get credited with a month of service for each order resulting from your referral. To sweeten the deal even more, we’ll let you choose any additional country you want.

Hi Folks,

I forgot to mention in the last post that our new Windows 7 Remote Desktop Service has demos available for you to view so you can have an idea of its capabilities and see first-hand what it can do before you consider purchasing it. If you’d like to setup a viewing and have a little play with this type of system, get in touch with me and we’ll setup a time.

Hi Folks,

We currently have a 2-day only sale going on throughout the entire store. Most items are marked 20% off the normal prices so now is a good time to get in there and renew those accounts! Remember, SSTP VPN instructions are available for all the countries we serve.

Hi Folks,

Its been brought to my attention that I need to further clarify some of the vpn security settings. For those of you that currently use PPTP or L2TP/IPSec settings and have a manual setup configured on your computer, can toggle between PPTP or L2TP/IPSec at your convenience any time you’d like. See the illustrated example below:

Right below that selector, you can also choose what strength of security works best for you and your computer. This is a handy feature to know about if a particular vpn protocol is working poorly for you or you just want to know what the alternative options are.